Maryland House Bill 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-15 - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2031, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the county council by the voters of councilmanic districts; limiting the applicability of certain Constitutional provisions governing code home rule counties; and requiring the amendment proposed by the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State for approval or rejection.

Constitutional Amendment - Form of County Government - Requirement to Adopt Charter Home Rule

Del. Christopher Bouchat [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-15	House	Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
2025-01-08	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2024-07-29	House	Pre-filed

HB28 (Carry Over) 2025-01-15 - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
HB81 (Carry Over) 2024-01-18 - Hearing 2/06 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
XI-A - Local Legislation	1		(n/a)	See Bill Text
XI-A - Local Legislation	1A		(n/a)	See Bill Text
XI-A - Local Legislation	3A		(n/a)	See Bill Text
XI-F - Home Rule for Code Counties	1		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0028?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0028f.pdf